r ATTEND r THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE SUNDAY Baptist—11 ajn. Ac 7:30 p.m. Methodist — 11 am. Presbyterian — 9 and 11 a.m. Episcopal — 8, 9:30. 11 a.m. Catholic — 9:30 and 11 a.m. Christian Science — 11 a.m. I The ONLY Newspaper in This Wide De voted Exclusively to Promoting Highlands Area Published in the Highest Elevated and Most Hospitable Town in Eastern America The Weather HIGHLANDS High Lour 38 47 80 45 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 76 48 80 50 76 50 80 52 72 56 Aug. 20 Ten Cents Per Copy Air Conditioned by Nature Vol. 6 Highlands, N. C, Friday, August 23. 1963 Number 34 FOLK FESTIVAL TO COMPLETE SEASON AT HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY THEATRE The Highlands Oanunu njlty Theatre will present a variety type program lor Its fourth production at the season. The title of the pro gram is Summer Hooten anny ’63. Going along with the music phase Which is sweeping the country, this will be the first time that this type of program will be presented in Highlands. The music which will please both young and old alike wil include songs which were written over 500- years ago to songs which are cur rently being written. * vu 'Ui«7 ucii.cu.jJb uu til'Uiye amongst us who don't quite understand (the jest of the word “Hodtenamny,” it means a gathering of folk singers with the sate pur pose of playing and staging. A hootenanny is to folk singers what a Jam session is to jazz groups. H.C.T. In presenting Sum mer Hootenanny ’63, Is giv ing its patrons and public a variety of productions tor (the season in response to the many wishes of both groups. Recording artists as well as T.V. performers will make up the show. Heading the program will the the Mountain City Singers. Included in AMs group foam Atlanta, Oa., will be Stan Robinson and Danny Smith. Sban, playing the guitar, has been record ing records tor the past six years. He stags and plays ibdth popular and jazz mus ic as well as the Hoik music which tig wfli present hem. He has worked in Hew York tor three years and has re corded Honey Maronle with the Appalachians m well as Dawdy Hk dandy and oth ers. His latest record is Hillbilly Ding Dong Ohno Choo which will be released in two week a Danny, who plays tour different instru ments including the banjo, Is a music teacher in At lanta. He has worked with the Grand Ole Opera, The Macon Falx Festival, and the Atlanta Folk Festival Stan and Danny, together, have appeared alt the Gold tain, iwsrtem mod Negro origin. In a sincere effort to retain the honesty and in tent of their material, a careful study of each song la made before it b added to their repertoire. The Touchstones have appeared in the Greenville area at ■the Fotasetbt Hotel, Poinsett Club, Greenville Country Club, Green Valley Country Club, & C. Peach Festival, and on WJMBJC. T.V. (Chan nel 4 in Greenville). They have also flawed at The Dunes at Myrtle Beach, S. C., Olemson College, The Clemson Bouse, The Pecan Grove in Charlotte, H. C„ The Stfcrltgtok Concert with the Atlanta Pop Orchestra In Atlanta, Ga. and In the AShevtUe Folk Festival In AishewUle, N. C. Included in the group are: Tom Youhg. who plays the guitar and banjos and arts as spokes man dor the group; Bank Parks, who plays the guitar and the banjo and contri butes a thorough knowledge of murioal instruments and theory to the group; Steve oabbs, plays ham and doub les on the guitar and ban jo, displays a talentt; tor composition and has writ ten several songs. Complet ing the group b Unja Jones, who serves as the girl rocairt. ■ toSSnaniw TBMwUi be in January at 1962. They continued wifth great suc cess until June of the same yeiar when “Uncle Sam” gave call to one of the trio. Disbanded until June of this year, the group is now composed cxf Bill Horton, a student alt Wake Forest College who sings lead and plays a six-string guitar; Nielson Watts, who plays the five-etring banjo and sings tenor is a chemistry major headed for medical school i at the University of North | Carolina; Bob Winkle, a 12- , string guitarist and ha»» player wMl enter UJfC. in the fall and with studies aimed toward a career in j law. For the first weeks In June of this year, The Highlanders have appeared at the Swiss Chalet in Wln ston-Calem, N. C. On July 13, they started a series of Hootenanny on Saturday nights at the Asheville Re* creattlon Park in conjunc tion with the city of Ashe ville. There were altogether six of these hootenamnys, with special guests each week such as the Towme Taveme Singers, The Vil lage Singers, and cithers. Besides the Hootenannys, they have {performed dor va rious civic groups, busi nesses, and several chanty shows. To conclude the program will foe Nick Halbnan, from Greenville, S. C. Nick is an English teacher alt Wade Hampton High School and a ■graduatte of Furman Uni versity. He has played the guitar for 12 years and also enjoys playing the mando lin, banjo, and bass. He pre SEE NO. 1, PAGE « Bishop Hines To Preach At Episcopal Church Here The Rt Her. John E. Hines, DU., Bishop of Tex as — who has just returned to Ms summer home In Highlands from the Angli Forest Service Z+- T' 3-T to underway on the Highland District Ranger Residence, located above “the big cult’* on the Walhaila Road. Alvin Crowe, local bulkier, to the con tractor. Bart Bennett, LUS fores try junior, has returned to Baton Rouge, La., after working with (he Forest Service In the Highland Dis trict since early June. A Southern Pine Beetle infestation control project has kept a Forest Service crew occupied this week on Chattooga. River near the local District’s white pine seed production area. In fested trees are being spray ed with a spedafl Insecticide to prevent the spread of the destructive insect Timber mMfcfair an ami Creek off Bull Pen Road win soon be under way In pre paraltdian far a prospective timber kale. The timber to expected to be advertised tor bids sometime in Nov ember. Construction Receive Masters Degree Mr. and Mits. Lem H. Talley received their Master of Arts in BdndaMm de grees ait the oammencement exercises at Western Caro lina OcflMge on the evening of August lath. The Honor able Boy A. Taylor was the speaker tor the event Mr. Talley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ja.be Talley of Highlands. He tuarihx the sixth grade at the Lans dawne Elementary School, Charfdtte, N. C. Mis. Talley (teaches Business ait South Mecklenburg TWffh Hrlhnnl there. Those attending the com mencement exercises Aram Highlands Included Mr. and Mis. Jiatoe Talley and dau ghter, Jessie, Mr. and Mis. Ed Talley and chttdxen, Be linda Tommy. Tomor iw, SaOurday the M, Bob by DuPree, son at the Rev. and Mrs. Bdbert DUPree of Highlands will receive bis Master of Asia degree In EngXLStl Sit vMUBOQ ’.POu0S!Gt (Olemsqn. S. C. He will *e itum A»|_ IN# vi«h the JW can Congress in Toronto— 'JWIl to* the guest preacher at the n o’clock service in the Church of the Incarna tion thU Sunday. Mra. Richard Worley, of Atlanta, will be guest solo ist on this special occasion. . The Rev. Richard D. Ma holrn, vteah of St. ChoMipr pheris Church in Key EH* cayne, Fla., will preach art •the 9:30 Buehaocttk, «t which he til also be the Cele brant. In addition to these 9:30 and 11 ovaack services, the Holy Eucharist will be cele brated by the rector alt 8 am. Mr. Teairtey 8. PiicMesim er Was aMictoiHy “sworn in” as a member of the Town Board Wednesday morning iby Mayor A. C. Patterson. A vacancy on the board was brought about by the resignation of Commissioner Ted Crunkleton. Mr. Crunk* Hospital Board Rotation * f ' “ Notice was given ait - a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Highlands Comm unity HaspUail Tues day night that Dour mem bers of the Board will be replaced under the rotation method which governs the term of service of the Trustees. Corning off this year are the Chairman of the Board, V. W. McOalU, and Mrs. Lyda Bar combe, Mars. Genevieve Wright, and Mrs. Hlda Co ward. The above four will serve as a nomtuaitlrwr committee to secure their replace ments. Colored Concert Set For Aug. 25 The colored people of the Highlands area win present a mnwlfltol- concert on Sun day evening, August. 25, at 8 o’clock, In the Highlands School Auditorium. This Is the 10th annual concert.in.this series. The concert Is for the benefit at the Highlands Methodist Church and the Htehiamds Community Hos pital. The public to oonhaUy tax tertian His also Justice of the (Peace, and is oat permitted rt» hold .the two offices due to recent changes in State regulations. In rtWe event of the un expired term of an ejected member, the remaining members of the Town Board select a replacement. Mr. Ptcteteslmer has lived in the Highland* commu nity ail his life. He is own er of the Highlands Tastee Freez and is well-known by local residents and. many part-time residents here. Rotarians Jennings Mr. Prank Jennings, long (time summer resident of Highlands from Jackson ville, Fla., was program speaker alt the Tuesday night meeting of the High lands Rotary CUUb. Mr. Jennings’ inspiring address pointed up the true aim and purpose of Rotary. He brought out that Rotary will live on and continue to serve mankind because It touches and motivates “the inner man.” Rettary, he said, appeals to that aspect of man which xehglans call “spirit” and the Inspiration of men's inner being is the only mall hope for world peace in a nuclear age. The meeting showed a 100 per cent attendance of the Olub’s 15 regular members and was attended also by 42 Visiting Rotarlams and guests. <*\W l* ' BEN W. WAX DIES HE RE Benjamin Wadwell Wax, Sr., 46, founder of Oamp Highlander, died alt fate home an Brush Mountain Friday uigWt, August 16, af ter un illness of several weeks. A native of Baiton Rouve, La., (he was the son of the late NWhodas and (Maude Oook Wax. He was head track coach, a trainer, and assistant football coach at Baton Bouwe High School. While attending Louisiana State University, of which he was a graduate, he was twice Southeastern Conference dicing chi amnion. Mr. Wax at one time op erated the original Boys Academy, a private school, and day damp i n Bated Rouge, and in the late 1050’s purchased Brush Mountain where he develop ed camp Highlander For Boys on the site of the one time Oamp Faraidfee about six miles out of Highlands off the Dillard Hoad. The Waxes have been year round residents here Since that lime. Surveyors include (the wi dow, the farmer Mias PdUy Teasley, of Toocoa, Qa.; a daughter, Ann: a son, Ben, Jr.; and two brothers. Haul C„ and Herbert N. Wax, of Baton Rouge, Funeral services were held Saturday at S p.m. in Bt. Matthias Episcopal Church, Tocooa. Ga. The Rev. Gate D. wefcfbe, rector of tin Highlands Episcopal OhuUfa offtotated. Burial was ip the oegtetery.! .’.4 In Meu of ftaweraL_ were asked to oorttrtbute to their favorite charity, with Highlands Community Hos pital especially mentioned. Picklesimer Is Sworn In As New Town Commissioner Hospital ''Quiet Campaign" Continues; More Funds Needed For Operation Deficit ;,L’' ■ ■ 11 ■■■ ;■ -;---_ ■i fiigfhlaitds Community Hospital — A Community Asset — A Com munity Responsibility. (Photo by Pam Egeler) WILDCAT CLIFFS COUNTRY CLUB TO COtSntUCt CLUBHOUSE SOON Officer* of the Wildcat Oftffs Country Club an Are you going to be one of The Lucky Three who am going to Invite their Mends to rejo/ioe with them because they have won a case of beautiful gems, ah cut and ready to mount? ‘'Ever Bee anything so lovely . . rubles, emeralds and Star sapphires and all I had to do was to change dollar Mils Into numbered donation-cards.” Besides the rubies, em erald and sapphires, the cases contain garnets, ame thysts, topaz, smoky quartz, epBdote, and agalte to men tion a few. Each case has from It) to 25 cut stones. All the precious and semi precious stones came from this ansa and all were giv en, by the finders, to the Hudson. library far this benefit: The money for the darpi“icir» raids goes directly to ithe library to enable them to- serve you even bet ter. (niw ' wfs tu, w mic Highland^, Hudson Library, there WJH be three oonse M ebet?t 4 on Saturday , August 31, alt the cttfttye drawings off the Dor ca ea 1, 2, and 3 In or der yi'wo. You need not be present .to win. But you will need a domaWm card or two or three, the more cwrds the greater your chance to win. Better hurry and ««it your donation-cards tor thne 8* running out and the first thing you know your chance to take a chance will be gone. To itudn your dollar bills int o donation-cards, each dollar card entitles the hosier to one chance. Take them to any member of the eomunlKtae. (Mrs. Tudor Hall, Miss Helen Augur, Miss Blanche Davenport, to Ar chie JcUens Gem Shop, Paul McOantoijclls Gem Shoo, Mm. Hateombe's Real Estate Office, or where the cases aw on dpnlav. On Saturday mem,tog, August 24 «he oases will be on dlsbhty at Potts Market and on that evening ait 8appMW» valley Inn. On Thursday evening, Ausnrf 29 (they will be on dtmlav alt Leeh Jnn and on donation - cards will begin, next month and will be completed in the spring. : At tttoe saaye time, It was rfcveated thait, as a result at */ 9IXI81I8bImI1 gZvWHn flfllO partidpBitton of tCbi^ dull DKnvnsMp, the oomple tion of fbe (Heat nine holes at the Chib's George W. Cobb championship golf course is assured for play by mid* summer of next year. “This follows our sche duling, as promised to the membership tbits spring,” states Dr. WTOtarn A. Mat ttbews, of Rock Hill, S. C„ President of t"'t'>er